prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
round shape; circle; circular form
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
scene; spectacle; sight; view
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
fort; stronghold; fortification
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)